Minister of Energy

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YANG BERHORMAT PEHIN DATU SINGAMANTERI COLONEL (Rtd)
DATO SERI SETIA (Dr) AWG. HAJI MOHAMMAD YASMIN BIN HAJI UMAR
MINISTER OF ENERGY AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE



Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad
Yasmin bin Haji Umar, SPMB, DPMB, SMB, BSc (Hons), MSc, C Eng, FIET, PUJA (Fellow),
fadc, psc (+) was born on 23rd April 1956 in Brunei Darussalam.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad
Yasmin graduated from the University of Wales on 12th July 1979 with a BSc (Hons) in
Electronics. He went further to pursue a Masters course in Digital Communication Systems at
the University of Loughborough and graduated on 1st December 1981 with an MSc from the
faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Yang Berhormat Pehin was later awarded the
certified Chartered Engineer (C Eng) insignia from the Institute of Chartered Engineers on 25th
June 1986. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), United Kingdom
since 28 April 2008. Fellowship of the IET is known to be awarded to members who have
demonstrated successful leadership over an extended period.
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Yasmin enlisted as an officer in the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and was commissioned as a
Lieutenant on 9th November 1981. He has held a range of appointments in the areas of
logistics, strategy, corporate management and policy. Initially an Engineering Officer, he was
first assigned as Weapons Engineering Officer with the Royal Brunei Navy. On 1st April 1988,
he was appointed as the Senior Engineering Officer to head the Naval Engineering Department.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad
Yasmin became the Head of Research at the Defence Minister's Office and Directorate of
Strategic Planning (DMO/DSP) on 14th September 1990. Two years later he took on an
appointment at the Directorate of Logistics as Staff Officer Grade 1 Maintenance where he was
responsible for developing the maintenance policy for Armed Forces assets. On 2nd May 1994,
he was posted back to DMO & DSP to fill in a Staff Officer Grade 1 post. On 14th July 1995, he
was appointed as the Director of Intelligence and Security, a post that he kept until December
1998.
It was during his tour as the Director of Intelligence and Security when His Majesty The Sultan
and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam conferred him the Honorary Title - "Pehin Datu
Singamanteri". On 15th July 2003, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd)
Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohammad Yasmin was conferred the Most Honourable Order of Paduka
Seri Mahkota Brunei, Second Class, which carries the title "Dato Paduka". Yang Berhormat
Pehin was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence on 24th January
2003 and he is also currently the Director of DMO/DSP (appointed on 04th of January 1999).
On 06th September 2004, His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
appointed Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji
Mohammad Yasmin as an Official Member of the Legislative Council, and on 24th May 2005,by
the command of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Yang
Berhormat Pehin was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence. On 15th July 2006, Yang
Berhormat was conferred the Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei, First
Class, which carries the title "Dato Seri Paduka". On 15th July 2010, Yang Berhormat was
conferred the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal, First Class. On July 2011, Yang Berhormat was
conferred the Distinguished Service Order (Military) by Singapore. On 15th July 2011, Yang
Berhormat was conferred the Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia 1st Class
P.S.P.N.B carries title Dato Seri Setia.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad
Yasmin has attended courses, seminars and workshops in the United States of America,
Australia, Japan, Republic of Singapore and the United Kingdom. Amongst them are the
Command and Staff Course in Singapore in 1986; the 22nd Army Staff Course Division 1 at the
Royal Military College of Science (RMCS), United Kingdom, in 1987; the Defence Research
Fellow Exchange Programme at the National Institute of Defence Studies, Japan, in 1991; and
the Defence College, Australia, in 1999.
On 13 May 2008, he was decorated with "Grand Cordon of Istklal (Order of Independence [First
Degree] by His Majesty King Abdullah II King of Jordan. He was also decorated with the the
Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross by President Republic of Philippines the
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Honourable Gloria Macapagal Arroyo which he received on 24 August 2008. The latest addition
to his honours and awards list was when Yang Berhormat Pehin was awarded Fellow of
Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera & Arkitek (PUJA) Brunei on 1st May 2010.
Since 29th May 2010,by the command of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of
Brunei Darussalam, Yang Berhormat Pehin is appointed as the Minister of Energy at the Prime
Ministers Office.
On 5th August 1983, Yang Berhormat Pehin married Datin Hajah Noryasimah binti Abdullah
and has been blessed with one daughter.

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